Name | Alfred George HOPPER [1] | |
Born | 2 Aug 1910 | Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
1939 Register | 29 Sep 1939 | Willer's Lea Nursery Lane, Dover R.D., Kent, England ![]() |
Occupation: Land Worker for Market Gardener, Heavy Worker. | ||
Age: 29 | ||
Residence | 6 Forge Lane, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
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Resident there from 1948 until his death. | ||
Died | 8 Mar 1991 | Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
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7 siblings | |
Person ID | I584 | WILLIS01 |
Last Modified | 16 Apr 2016 |
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Married | 9 Apr 1898 | Whitfield, Kent, England ![]() |
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8 children | |
Family ID | F216 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Married | 30 May 1935 | Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
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Last Modified | 1 Sep 2012 | |||||||
Family ID | F65 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Headstones | ![]() | Grave of Alfred Hopper |
Recordings | ![]() | 'Memoriam' for piano, by Paul Willis A short piano piece written by me in 1991 and dedicated to the memory of my grandparents, Alfred and Nelly Hopper (nee Gurnsey), both of whom died in 1991. The piece was played at Nelly's funeral in January 1992. [The recording was made by Becky Waters, a friend of mine from the USA who as well as being a professional musician, teaches… |
![]() | 'Grandad & Nelly' by Sue & James Daley Taken from their folk album 'The Ballad of Harry White', this track has music by James Daley and lyrics written by wife Sue Daley to celebrate the memory of her (and my) grandparents, Alf and Nelly Hopper. Sue writes, "I knew he had got it when one day James played the progression that he had been working on for ‘Grandad and Nellie’ it so… | |
![]() | 'The Hoppers at Home' - amateur recording In about 1967 my dad bought a cassette recorded and used it to record everyday family life. One day my mum, then aged 21, took the opportunity to record a conversation with her parents and grandparents for posterity. In this recording are: Brenda (21), Alf Hopper (57), Nelly Hopper nee Gurnsey (55), George & Amy Gurnsey (nee Huggins) both 83. |
Histories | ![]() | My mother’s grandparents: Thomas HOPPER (1873-1916) and Emily Harvey (1880-1957) Thomas Hopper, born in 1873, was my great grandfather. He died in 1916 from alcohol-related problems aged just 43; his wife, Emily, outlived him by forty-one years, struggling to raise their family of 8 children |
1939 Register | ![]() | The 1939 Register - HOPPER Alf & Nelly (nee Gurnsey) Living at Willer's Lea Nursery Lane, Dover, Kent, England |
Census Records | ![]() | 1911 - HOPPER, Thomas & Emily [HARVEY] 1911 Census return for Thomas & Emily Hopper at Whitfield, Dover, Kent, England. |
Portraits | ![]() | HOPPER, Alfred George 1910-1991 |
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